MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Cell phone video obtained FOX13 appears to show Memphis Police (MPD) hitting a man on the ground while they were arresting him earlier this week.

Police said 26-year-old Richard Orellana crashed into an MPD cruiser Monday night near Manassas Street and Adams Avenue in the Medical District of Memphis. It happened around 8 p.m. that day.

In the cell phone footage, a large group of police officers surround a man. An officer — in the top left corner of the video — appears to hit the man several times.

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In a report, police said officers found the man with "signs of delirium" and suspected that he was under the influence of alcohol and "an unknown substance." During his arrest, he was tased for

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